ALUVA: The father of the child sexually abused and murdered, said that he suspects that more people are involved in the case. He said the accused should get maximum punishment and that he and his family want to see that. Kerala will be happy only if the accused is awarded death sentence. He said that his daughter is now the daughter of Kerala also. ‘There is no complaint against the state government or the police. Have full faith in both. Have no complaint against anyone. Will return only after ensuring death sentence for the accused,’ he said.

Meantime, LDF convenor E P Jayarajan visited the family amidst criticism of no representatives of the state government attending the funeral rites of the girl. He said the approach of blaming the government and the police for anything will only help to demoralize the police. Do not politicize this issue. The arguments including that of the opposition leader are childish. The government is doing everything for the family even if the ministers don’t visit them. He said that there was no lapse from the part of the police.